A submission by UMIP Licensing Manager Simon Clarke for the project ‘Advanced Microstructure Analysis using Induction Spectroscopy (AMAIS)’ was shortlisted by the judges in the Process & Production category.

 

The submission was based on the work to develop and commercialise the AMAIS project by a consortium of academic and industrial specialists from The University of Manchester, UMIP, the University of Birmingham, the steel producer Corus UK and technology provider Organised Technology Ltd.

 

AMAIS presents a solution for steel producers to the unsolved problem of continuously monitoring and controlling material properties during hot-rolling. 

 

The novel, cost-effective solution which the team has developed involves the use of advanced signal processing and instrumentation, modelling and analysis of the effects of microstructure on the electromagnetic properties of steel during controlled cooling. It also has the possibility of applications in other fields.

 

Tony, Simon and the team now await the Awards ceremony lunch at The Royal Society in London on 4th December to find out if they have won. Good luck!